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04.14.2024 Mothers' Day is Sunday, May 12th this year! Mom LOVES wine...don't forget!
03.15.2024 Wine Club Release Today! Three stellar wines will be packed and shipped to our members (weather permitting) starting this week!
01.18.2024 Finally...The final press of the 2023 vintage is today! This means New French Oak and we will be racking to barrel next week!
09.04.2023 Wine Club Release Today! Join today! Guarantee your allocation of our limited production club wines!
05.14.2023 Happy Mothers' Day! Love you Mom!
04.01.2023 Wine Club Release Today! Join today to guarantee your allocation of our limited club wines!
02.14.2023 Happy Valentine's Day! & Happy Brithday to Napa our winery Pup (aka 2018 Artist Series "Cover Girl")
11.15.2022 Final press of the 2022 vintage today! New French Oak and racking to barrel next week!
10.22.2022 Pressing some of the initial harvests this week! The Crush Pad is full of activity.
10.11.2022 Harvest in Napa Valley continues this week! Stop by and see Cabernet on the Crush Pad as we bring in our Estate fruit.
09.05.2022 Wine Club Release Today! Three stellar wines will be packed and shipped to our members (weather permitting) starting this week!
08.29.2022 BOTTLING DAYS! Rosé and Coombsville & Carneros Chardonnays bottled Today! Rutherford Cab, Estate Cab, Artist Series and 1001 Red Blend bottled tomorrow!
08.03.2022 Who wants to join us for a River Cruise in Bordeaux France Summer 2023? AuburnJames is pleased to announce that we will host a 7 night river cruise 8/3/2023 - 8/10/2023 with a spectacular itinerary and stops at some very inspiring places! More info to come! See our Instagram post @AuburnJamesWineryNapa For more details please visit: www.toursandwine.com/auburnjames
07.04.2022 Happy 4th of July!
04.02.2022 Wine Club Release Today! If you are not yet a Club Member, join today to guarantee your allocation of our limited club wines!
02.22.2022 Wow that's a lot of 2's.
02.14.2021 Happy Valentine's Day! AND, Another trip arount the Sun for winery pup Napa...Happy 2nd Birthday girl!
02.03.2022 Tasting Reservations at the Cottage can now be made 7 days a week (10am to 5:00pm) through CellarPass.com and on our website (Under the Tasting & Events tab)
01.01.2022 Happy New Year! 2022 is destined to be a great year ahead. Be well and stay healthy...we hope to see you all back in Napa soon!
11.25.2021 Much to be thankful for today! Happy Thanksgiving to your family from ours!
09.16.2021 BOTTLING DAY! Today we bottle our Artist Series Napa Cabernet Blend and our 1001 Rutherford Reserve Cab! Two spectacular wines! Release in Spring 2022.
06.15.2021 WE ARE 100% OPEN Again! Call for your tasting TODAY!
04.05.2021 Notre Dame Family Wines - This is very cool...Our 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon chosen as a 2021 Commencement Wine for all Grad Families on campus and/or at home! Truly humbled by this selection... Go Irish! (Buy this ND celebration wine here: ND2021GraduationWine )
03.22.2021 Wine Club Release Day!
02.14.2021 Happy Valentine's Day! AND, Happy Brithday to Napa our winery pup!
01.25.2021 Life is springing forth once again in Napa Valley! We are back to the purple tier and restrictions are being lifted so the AuburnJames Cottage, Boccé Courtyard, and Patio will be safely opening again for tasting appointments starting tomorrow, Tuesday, January 26th. Please call us today for a reservation! 707.967.9100 Or you can always secure your spot on VinoVisit! See you all again soon!
01.01.2021 Happy New Years! 2021 could not have come soon enough! Here's to the year ahead. Be well and stay healthy...we hope to see you all back in Napa this year.
12.12.2020 Our Tasting Cottage will AGAIN be temporarily CLOSED due to the Shelter In Place order issued by Governor Newsom. Please stay healthy and do what you can to prevent the spread of Covid-19 through the community. Enjoy what you have in the cellar and know that WE ARE STILL ABLE TO SHIP WINE IF YOU NEED TO RE-STOCK!
11.18.2020 The press has been running the last 2 weeks and the 2020 Cabs look to be outstanding!
10.25.2020 Wine Club Release Day! (A little late due to the fires...but worth the wait!)
10.03.2020 Harvest continues after a harrowing week post Glass Fire. 22 tons of Napa Cab on the crush pad!
09.30.2020 AuburnJames has survived the Glass firestorm that swept down Silverado Trail! Too close for comfort as the fire came within 20 feet of the Tasting Cottage! THANK YOU CalFire! Your strike team defended us last night and we are deeply grateful!
09.29.2020 Pray for Napa Valley! What started out on Sunday as a 200 acre brush fire has become a devastating fire event.
09.01.2020 Beautiful Clarksburg Grenache came in at 6:30am this morning... One of the key varieties for this year's proprietary Rosé blend!
07.04.2020 Happy 4th of July!
07.01.2020 Follow AuburnJames on Instagram @Auburnjameswinerynapa for current information and what is happening in photos!
06.20.2020 Happy Father's Day! To all of those special Dad's that have always been there for us. Love you Dad...Cheers!
06.13.2020 National ROSÉ Day 2020! #NationalRoséDay #RoséAllDay (Follow AuburnJames on Instagram @AuburnJamesWineryNapa )
06.12.2020 Today is our 2019 ROSÉ Release Day! A delicious and refreshing proprietary blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, and Merlot! #SummerSipper #RoséAllDay (Case SALE and Complimentary Shipping on a case or more TODAY through June 14th. Use Promo Code: ROSEALLDAY )
06.11.2020 Remember Dad next weekend! Check out the Father's Day Trio that Napa pulled together for Dad. This trio has literally a 1001 reasons to say, "I love you Dad!" Use Promo Code: LoveUDad and take 20% off with discounted shipping thru midnight 6.20.2020 #LoveUDad
06.7.2020 OPENING UP THE TASTING COTTAGE!!! The day we have been waiting for is finally here...Napa is opening up again for wine tasting! AuburnJames will be safely opening our Tasting Cottage again under California and Napa County protocols. Please call for an appointment 707.967.9100 (or email TastingCottage@AuburnJames.com ) or visit our VINOVISIT page for reservations. If you cannot make it to Napa yet, please order your favorite AuburnJames wines at our ONLINE STORE (www.AuburnJames.com). Thank you all for supporting us!
06.6.2020 Bottling Day! 2019 Clarksburg Rosé! Our proprietary Rosé saignee blend of Malbec, Merlot, and Cabernet grapes delivers a refreshing full flavor summer-sipper! Try it chilled along with our 2018 Carneros Chardonnay out on the bocce court or near the pool. You will absolutely love this Rosé! (TO BE RELEASED JUNE 12th!)
05.26.2020 We are preparing to start accepting reservations for Summer Tastings! While the world around us has changed, the AuburnJames passion for sharing our wines and creating a special experience for our guests has not. We look forward to welcoming you back to the winery soon and we ask for your understanding and compliance with our new set of safety guidelines.
05.10.2020 Follow us on Instagram @AuburnJamesWineryNapa for the latest wine updates, shipping specials, and the status of the re-opening of our Tasting Cottage! Be well and stay healthy everyone... we look forward to seeing you at the winery again soon!
04.22.2020 Although our Tasting Cottage remains temporarily closed due to the Shelter In Place in California, our ONLINE STORE is OPEN and has all of our latest releases along with complimentary shipping on all orders of 12 bottles or more... significantly discounted shipping on all other orders. TIME TO STOCK UP YOUR CELLAR AND ENJOY AUBURNJAMES WINES AT HOME!
03.26.2020 AuburnJames WInery has partner with ChoiceLunch Pantry to help launch local pick-up and delivery of select wine choices with drive through grocery orders. The communities of Danville and Rossmoor/Walnut Creek in California will lead followed by others in the coming weeks. Please support local businesses in your community during this time. Online ordering is simple and pickup without ever leaving your car! Look at: https://pantry.choicelunch.com/home
03.18.2020 BUY GIFT CARDS NOW...USE THEM AFTER SHELTER IN PLACE HAS ENDED. Support your local restaurants, wineries, and service providers. Help them get through this difficult time so that they can serve you in the future.
03.16.2020 Our Tasting Cottage will be temporarily CLOSED due to the Shelter In Place order issued by Governor Newsom. Please stay healthy and do what you can to prevent the spread of Covid-19 through the community. Enjoy what you have in the cellar and know that WE ARE STILL ABLE TO SHIP WINE IF YOU NEED TO RE-STOCK!
03.12.2020 Spring Wine Club Release is here! Your club wine allocation will arrive within the next 2 weeks. Please let us know ASAP if you would like to Double your allocation or Add any of your favorite wines to the box before it is shipped! No additional shipping. Please contact Danny. (danny@auburnjames.com)
02.12.2020 Bottling Day! 2018 Carneros 1001 Reserve Chardonnay! This Chardonnay is now available at ALL BevMo! locations in California, Washington State, and Arizona. Try it next to your favorite Carneros Chardonnay...independant blind tasting survey results have confirmed that you will love it!
11.15.2019 Holiday Schedule: Our Tasting Cottage will be closed on Thanksgiving Day (11/28), Christmas Day (12/25), and New Years Day (1/1). Hapy Holidays from the team here at AuburnJames!
09.19.2019 Fall Wine Club Release is here! Your club wine allocation will arrive within the next 2 weeks. Please let us know ASAP if you would like to Double your allocation or Add any of your favorite wines to the box before it is shipped! No additional shipping. Please contact Danny. (danny@auburnjames.com)
09.06.2019 Harvest has begun for us in Napa. Stop by the Tasting Cottage and get to see this activity daily for the next ~4 weeks.
08.17.2019 Bottling Day! Speedster, Phaeton, Pinot and CA Cab today!
05.13.2019 Bottling Day! Several wines including our 2016 Napa Cabs and Artist Series.
03.15.2019 Spring Wine Club Release is here! Your club wine allocation will arrive within the next 2 weeks. Please let us know ASAP if you would like to Double your allocation or Add any of your favorite wines to the box before it is shipped! No additional shipping. Please contact Danny. (danny@auburnjames.com)
11.03.2018 Wine Club Harvest Celebration Noon-4pm at the winery. Here's to a fantastic 2018 vintage!
10.23.2017 #NapaStrong Through November AuburnJames will be donating $10 from each and every bottle of our 2011 Napa Valley Artist Series in order to help our neighbors that were impacted by the fires during October. Jim will be signing bottles! SPECIAL Case price of only $540 ($45/bottle). Enjoy the wine... WE CAN ALL DO SOMETHING TO HELP!
10.15.2017 Wine Club Harvest Celebration 1-4pm at the winery. POSTPONED DUE TO THE FIRE.
7.11.2017 Winemaker Dinner at IL Fornaio in Walnut Creek on Wednesday, July 19th at 6:30PM. (14300 Mt. Diablo Blvd, Walnut Creek, CA 94596) $70 per person, space is limited, Call the restaurant for reservations (925) 296-0100. To view the menu click HERE
4.10.2017 The 2016 AuburnJames Rose has been released to the tasting cottage in St. Helena. At only 86 cases produced and $28 a bottle these are going to be gone soon.
4.7.2017 We are bottling today a run of 1800 cases for wines to be released later this year.